On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 13:45 -0500, Jeffrey J Davis wrote:
> David -
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> This was a deeeep ass post. nice.
>
> thanks,
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> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM, David Powers <cybo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was disappointed in his final comments, because I think he missed
> > something really important about music. And not in his defense of
> > vinyl per se, but in his attempt to sum up what a DJ is. DJ's, like
> > live musicians, are responsible for presenting music live. The
> > physicality of carrying around crates of vinyl and getting your hands
> > dirty might be a part of DJing, but this is only a surface aspect of
> > DJing, and not at all the essence of what the DJ (or other live
> > musician) does.
> >
> > In my opinion the essence of what live musicians and DJ's do is to
> > create vibrations at a particular space and time for a particular
> > group of people. Being able to hear fully vibrations, knowing which
> > vibrations to create, and having the ability to create those
> > vibrations is what it takes to become a master of vibrations, whatever
> > the genre and instruments. Theo Parrish's reference to Kung Fu is
> > telling, for a Kung Fu master is not only one who has mastered some
> > technical exercises, but is suppsed to be one whose discipline has led
> > them to some level of spiritual insight. In other words, it is not
> > just the surface actions that the Kung Fu master performs, but the
> > state of mind from which those actions arise.
> >
> > For musicians, the ability to hear that is the key to mastery of
> > music. For me their are three levels of hearing: hearing with the ear,
> > hearing with the mind, and hearing with the soul. When you can really
> > hear on all three levels, you will have total awareness of the
> > vibrations you are creating, and knowledge of what those vibrations
> > do. This is fundamental to mastering all musical practice. And it is
> > the inability to really listen, and a lack of knowledge of great
> > music, not the inability to spin vinyl, that is really what gets in
> > the way of younger producers and DJ's. For me, it is essential to, at
> > minimum, have some understanding of jazz, Western classical, Indian
> > classical, and West African drumming. These traditions have mastered
> > different aspects of creating vibration that are fundamental to music
> > making in general, regardless of genre.
> >
> > Whether you spin vinyl, hit keys on an acoustic piano, or plug in an
> > ipod, if you aren't fully aware of the vibration you create, you
> > cannot master music, even if your actions are technically precise.
> >
> > For me, the role of a musician or DJ very close to that of a shaman.
> > Some I have studied with, such as William Parker and Billy Hart, have
> > emphasized the power of music to heal. This means that making music
> > publicly requires a high level of responsibility. The world is full of
> > negative vibrations that are used to enslave people and to produce
> > consumer consciousness. Vibrations can literally make people sick!
> > Responsible musicians and DJ's need to realize how powerful vibrations
> > are and how great the responsibility to use this power wisely is...
> > the second you leave your bedroom, you assume a part in the great
> > spiritual tradition of music. You have just as much of a
> > responsibility as the masters (individuals such as Beethoven, Chopin,
> > Cecil Taylor, Ravi Shankar, or John Coltrane) did to create powerful
> > vibrations that can heal and inspire us as human beings.
> >
> > ~David
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Martin Dust <mar...@dustscience.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 9 Dec 2009, at 02:37, robin wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> http://blog.awdio.com/index.php/2009/12/07/theo-parrish-interview-from-djoon-paris/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> robin...
> > >
> > > He's a bit like a cracked record tho...
> > >
> > > m
